Booker News: Oregon Player Faked Injury In The Fiesta Bowl

EUGENE, OR - OCTOBER 6: Wide receiver Keanon Lowe #7 of the Oregon Ducks taunts a defender during the fourth quarter of the game against the Washington Huskies on October 6, 2012 at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. Oregon won the game 52-21. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)

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Oregon scout-team player Dane Ebanez had played a handful of snaps in his career, but never made it onto the field in a bowl game.

It turns out that Ebanez is a Rudy-esque figure — a walk-on who has no business playing alongside college football’s elite, but has worked hard and found his way onto one of the best teams in the country.

He grew up in North Pole, Alaska, and he explained, “They have candy canes for light posts on the main street, and a giant Santa house.”

Apparently, his teammate, Keanon Lowe plotted to get Ebanez into the game. Lowe faked an injury as they broke the special teams huddle, prompting assistants to wave for Ebanez, his back-up on the kickoff team, to hurry onto the field.